Northwest Retirement, one of Tacoma's premier affordable Assisted Living Facilities, is seeking a Full Time Prep Cook to prepare a variety of food in collaboration with our Cooks for our residents, employees, and visitors at our Assisted Living Community, Northwest Retirement. Come make a World of Difference by helping to proved a well-balanced and nutritious meal to our 115 residents. This is a great opportunity for someone to work with very experienced cooks and a Chef with many years of experience. Come lend your skills and learn new ones every day!

Prep Cook/Dishwasher Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains a clean kitchen, properly washes and sorts soiled dishes, and preps foods as needed. Keeps dish area free of clutter and organized.
• Sets up dish stations, including dish machines and sinks.
• Maintains clean/dry floors throughout the shift.
• Properly washes, stacks, and stores china, glassware, silverware, cookware, and storage containers.
• Changes water of machines and sinks every two hours, or more often as required by business levels, and properly uses chemical dilutions set by EcoLab.
• Assists in the timely storing of food deliveries.
• Maintains trash cans throughout the shift and removes full trashcans and boxes at the end of each shift.
• Maintains the dry storage area and the organization of storage shelves.
• Follows the posted daily dish-cleaning duties.
• Assists in food prep and any other duties set forth or requested by the chef as needed.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Customer service
• Planning and multi-tasking
• Self-motivated with a high energy level
• Verbal communication

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• Hospitality-related kitchen experience preferred
• Current food handler’s card and other certification as required by federal/state/local law